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Route Reliability

Newark → Charlotte

EWR–CLT · 529 miles · Newark Liberty International Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport

72
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
80%
Arrive within 15 minutes
8 min
Average arrival delay
3.9%
Cancelled
3,787
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

Ranked by on-time arrivals. Historical results, not predictions.

  1. 1.United Airlines82%1,506 flights
  2. 2.American Airlines80%1,836 flights
  3. 3.Spirit Airlines74%445 flights

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

EWR–CLT flights departing between 3–6 AM arrived on time 95% of the time, versus 63% between 9 PM–12 AM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

EWR–CLT flights arrived on time 85% of the time on Wednesdays. On Sundays: 73%.

United Airlines runs this route best.

United Airlines arrived on time 82% of the time on this route; Spirit Airlines managed 74%.

Keep a backup plan handy.

This route was cancelled 3.9% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.

Best historical flights

Ranked by on-time arrivals, minimum 100 flights. Past performance, not a promise.

Top flights by on-time rate

More flights on this route

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon79%(536 flights)
  • Tue84%(501 flights)
  • Wed85%(512 flights)
  • Thu78%(550 flights)
  • Fri82%(556 flights)
  • Sat80%(448 flights)
  • Sun73%(535 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM95%(185 flights)
  • 6–9 AM92%(892 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM83%(518 flights)
  • 12–3 PM81%(894 flights)
  • 3–6 PM66%(391 flights)
  • 6–9 PM68%(622 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM63%(136 flights)
On-time trend by month
89%
May

Jun 77% → May 89% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202577%286
July 202571%300
August 202583%301
September 202586%276
October 202577%321
November 202574%326
December 202571%309
January 202684%305
February 202683%289
March 202682%349
April 202686%304
May 202689%272

Same trip, other airports

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Based on 3,787 historical flights, because apparently we checked. Historical flight data: U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics, June 2025 – May 2026. Data through May 2026. How we calculate this.